A person said Canada has cheap monitors compared to the US. He suggested I (and others in the discussion) check to see if we can find a cheap 1440p monitor there. I did some searching but couldn't find anything. I don't know where to look in Canada either. Could some of our Canadian tpu friends take a look around?

A person said Canada has cheap monitors compared to the US. He suggested I (and others in the discussion) check to see if we can find a cheap 1440p monitor there. I did some searching but couldn't find anything. I don't know where to look in Canada either. Could some of our Canadian tpu friends take a look around?

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Doubtful. Canada Computers and NCIX don't have any of those monitors for under $700 bucks.

I bought the Achevia Shimian from BIGCLOTHCRAFT off Ebay this afternoon, the 270 lite version, if it has 1-2 dead pixels I am ok with that. Cost me 291.00 free ship and the dude has good reviews, so hopefully it works out

Shimian I canceled before he shipped. Sold the Catleap for more than I paid for it. LG sent it back for a refund because large purple line started to appear. heh. This one will prob come with dead pixels with my luck... worst monitor trouble ever.

Edit: Sold the Catleap because it would not wall mount. This one I bought will wall mount. xD 27" is to close to your face not to have wall mounted imo

Shimian I canceled before he shipped. Sold the Catleap for more than I paid for it. LG sent it back for a refund because large purple line started to appear. heh. This one will prob come with dead pixels with my luck... worst monitor trouble ever.

Edit: Sold the Catleap because it would not wall mount. This one I bought will wall mount. xD 27" is to close to your face not to have wall mounted imo

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Why not another lg? Wasn't it better?
I'm sorry you have had such monitor problems. You go through gpu's a lot also.

Is there a new version of the Catleap without a Vesa mount? because this sentence strikes me as weird:""Sold the Catleap because it would not wall mount""

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I don't know of any versions that don't have VESA mounts. The Q270 Catleap has VESA mounts but you have to remove the original stand which requires taking the monitor apart. It is worth taking it apart to replace the original stand on the Q270 Catleap.

I was looking over on another forum and many folks have been buying these at a good price with relatively fast shipping. They're called Yamakasi Catleap. For $371 bucks, I had to try one. These are available through ebay. The company is from South Korea and this is their website:

No, it just needs to be taken apart. I of course, screwed up my Catleap when I took it apart by knocking a resistor off. I'm now using an Acheiva Shimian and it is perfect.

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This is what I meant by I sold my Catleap because it would not wall mount, I could not figure out how to take it apart (has a weird backbrace thing on it). My Qnix which will be here next week most likely, is ready to go for wall mounting. Pics will be incoming when I get it all done. xD

I forgot about the $540/2 monitor offer red-cap gave me last time and it expired. Messaged him back and he said the deal was over. Might just suck it up and pay a little premium for this. First I need to swap my 5770 out for a 6770/7770.

CONS:
Stand is shitty and flimsy but my monitor doesn't move and it's on a desk. Lots of glare, even the red light from my keyboard makes a noticeable reflection on my screen, so I have to cover it. Out of the box the color calibration isn't that great. Big glossy borders. Not that easy to clean as it often leaves streaks etc, much easier on standard AG coated screens

PROS:
After a standard color profile from the forums, the picture is pure awesomeness. No ghosting etc whatsoever. did I say that the IQ is awesome? Oh yea, and the viewing angles or to die for. My best screen purchase if it stays this way (no dead or stuck pixels )